• Scott Wright of NFLDraftCountdown.comon (a) why this is not the ideal draft class for the Bears to rebuild at the receiver and edge rusher positions. (b) why he thinks the league may be sleeping on LSU wideout DJ Chark, who he compares (hesitantly) to Michael Thomas. (c) Texas OT Connor Williams possibly falling this week. (d) Quenton Nelson and what will be a hotly-debated QB class. (e) Much, much more…

•Reverend Dave wakes up in the middle of the night and mumbles his sermon into a microphone like Bukowski. It has to be heard to be believed. It’s his masterpiece.

On this abbreviated DaBearsPod, Jeff hoarsely weighs in on why there’s a benefit to firing the coach mid-season & why the Bears are missing a big PR opportunity. Oh, and Reverend Dave discusses his uncle eating baby mice or something and it’s disgusting.

We skip the monologue and get straight to a State of the Union phone conversation with Adam Jahns of the Sun-Times. He discusses all things Bears but with a major focus on John Fox’s status with the organization moving forward.

Reverend Dave complains about the broadcast teams assigned to the Bears, from Africa.

I take on the anthem protests for the first time in the opening monologue. If you don’t like it, I don’t care.

Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer talks the Greg Olsen trade, Cam Newton’s “likability”, Chico Rivera’s standing with the organization and why he questioned Mitch Trubisky coming into the draft…and still does. (Scott did the spot from his car so you might wanna turn the volume up a notch or two during this passage of the pod.)

Two beautiful songs from Tom Petty. “Southern Accents” sung by Johnny Cash and “Walls” from the film, She’s the One. (Is the latter a great song? I don’t know. But it reminds me of one of the greatest bars in the history of the planet and makes me happy. RIP Tom. RIP McHale’s.)

Jeff discusses Mitch Trubisky and…hope.

Reverend Dave tells you how he almost died once because he’s a fucking idiot.